EV Truck Can Only Make It 168 Miles Towing 2,000-Lb Trailer, Gets Crushed by Gas Truck in Same Test

How’s this for a meme about electric trucks? Save the planet, but don’t get a lot done.

Like it? OK, admittedly it needs work. But it’s true.

Because a test featuring an electric 2022 Rivian R1T towing a trailer versus a gasoline-powered 2022 Toyota Tundra also towing a trailer showed the electric truck would rather hang out at the charging station while the gas truck is on the road.

The gas truck had 2.8 times the range of the electric truck, according to TheFastLaneTruck.com.

The electric Rivian pulled a 2,000-pound trailer 153 miles, using 91 percent of its battery charge. Extrapolating to a full charge, TFL Truck estimated the actual range was 168 miles.

The gas Tundra, on the other hand, drove the same route with the trailer and used only a third of its fuel. Extrapolating the remaining gasoline in the tank at the initially-used 14.8 miles per gallon showed the Tundra with a range of 473 miles.

So, in order to 🧳Travel the same distance as the Tundra, the Rivian would have had to make three stops for charging.

Charging would, of course, take a long time, even without waiting for other vehicles to charge. And given how charging stations are situated, more time would be needed to unhitch the trailer so the truck could access the charger.

Save the planet, but don’t get a lot done.